Where does “bengo” come from?

bengo (Czech) comes from Romani beng, from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

bengo (Czech): cop police officer or prison guard

Definitions

  1. cop police officer or prison guard

Ancestry of “bengo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanibengdevil
2Sanskritव्यङ्गspeckled, deformed
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग →